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  • Maureen Herman
    11:12 am Mon, Apr 4, 2022
    Someone pulled their dick out: 2022 Grammy winner Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement

    [Louis C.K. won a Grammy for best comedy album last night, so we thought it would be a good time to share Maureen Hermans's 2018 essay about how Louis C.K.'s… Read the rest of the article: Someone pulled their dick out: 2022 Grammy winner Louis C.K. and the #MeToo movement

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  • Maureen Herman
    2:36 pm Fri, Sep 17, 2021
    How I treat my Seasonal Affective Disorder

    It's getting darker earlier. There's Christmas stuff out at Costco. You know what that means? The flat, tired, disinterested feeling you may be starting to feel is seasonal depression —… Read the rest of the article: How I treat my Seasonal Affective Disorder

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  • Maureen Herman
    9:24 am Wed, Apr 1, 2020
    Social security for all — for now

    America has no fire drill for economic uncertainty. What is going to happen today, April 1st, in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic, when everyone's rent, mortgages, and bills are… Read the rest of the article: Social security for all — for now

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  • Maureen Herman
    8:55 am Thu, Oct 10, 2019
    It's World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large

    My friend Maureen Herman (former bassist for Babes in Toyland) is writing a book called "It's a Memoir, Motherfucker." Here's an excerpt in which she gives her account of living… Read the rest of the article: It's World Mental Health Day: A primer on depression for the public-at-large

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  • Maureen Herman
    8:40 am Wed, Apr 25, 2018
    Public ignorance about "drunk/drugged up losers" is expensive and deadly

    Opioid overdoses now kill more Americans every year than guns, breast cancer, or car accidents. 20 million Americans suffer from addiction to alcohol, illicit, or prescription drugs. On the second… Read the rest of the article: Public ignorance about "drunk/drugged up losers" is expensive and deadly

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  • Maureen Herman
    2:58 pm Mon, Nov 13, 2017
    Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong

    I met Jackie Fox of the Runaways in 2015 after I wrote an article on Boing Boing in response to her rape disclosure and the treatment it was getting in… Read the rest of the article: Notes from the #MeToo march: thoughts and prayers can't right what is wrong

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  • Maureen Herman
    1:35 pm Fri, Nov 10, 2017
    Standing up by sitting down: the overlooked power of the sit-in

    We are all familiar with the marquee protests in American history: the 1963 March on Washington, the 1969 anti-Vietnam War protest, and the 2017 post-inaugural Women's March. This weekend in… Read the rest of the article: Standing up by sitting down: the overlooked power of the sit-in

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  • Maureen Herman
    1:50 pm Sat, May 13, 2017
    It's Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare's dangerous impact on mental health care

    Last week, I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if millions of voices cried out in terror and were suddenly uninsurable. While tracking the Trumpcare vote (AHCA), I… Read the rest of the article: It's Mental Health Awareness Month: Trumpcare's dangerous impact on mental health care

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  • Maureen Herman
    5:40 pm Wed, Feb 22, 2017
    Climate change: Apocalypse by 1000 cuts

    Not since the Reagan era cold war with Russia has apocalyptic awareness been so forefront in the public's mind. Disturbing incidents ranging from nuclear football Facebook selfies to alarming North… Read the rest of the article: Climate change: Apocalypse by 1000 cuts

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  • Maureen Herman
    2:38 pm Mon, Nov 21, 2016
    The Portable February grabs the reader like an LSD-dosed college professor who hijacked a tourist bus

    With 100 frames of incongruously playful observation connected only by authorship, wit, and uncanny brilliance, The Portable February is a Cliff's Notes thesis on existence, told in line drawings and… Read the rest of the article: The Portable February grabs the reader like an LSD-dosed college professor who hijacked a tourist bus

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  • Maureen Herman
    9:19 am Thu, Nov 17, 2016
    Man attempts illegal soak in Yellowstone acidic hot pool, is reduced to wallet and flip-flops

    Via a Freedom of Information Act request, Yellowstone National Park recently reported the tragic details of an accident last summer, where a 23 year old man dissolved after an illegal… Read the rest of the article: Man attempts illegal soak in Yellowstone acidic hot pool, is reduced to wallet and flip-flops

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  • Maureen Herman
    5:50 am Thu, Nov 17, 2016
    Yes, humans are capable of creating a happy and successful liberal society: The Netherlands

    As U.S. headlines bombard us with proof of how low humanity can go, here's a look at a happy, peaceful, and prosperous country — The Netherlands — to remind us… Read the rest of the article: Yes, humans are capable of creating a happy and successful liberal society: The Netherlands

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  • Maureen Herman
    5:48 am Thu, Nov 17, 2016
    Disney's "Doc McStuffins" renewed after Twitter campaign: female African-American is its rare protagonist

    Disney just announced that Doc McStuffins, an animated show starring an African-American girl who fixes broken toys and wants to be a doctor, is renewed for its fifth season. Described… Read the rest of the article: Disney's "Doc McStuffins" renewed after Twitter campaign: female African-American is its rare protagonist

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  • Maureen Herman
    2:20 pm Mon, Nov 14, 2016
    Michael Moore's to do list for a revolution: an intervention for liberals

    We have a new leader in America. Known for his distinct regional accent and often seen wearing a baseball cap at rallies, he starred in a show on NBC, and… Read the rest of the article: Michael Moore's to do list for a revolution: an intervention for liberals

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  • Maureen Herman
    2:21 pm Thu, Nov 10, 2016
    Letter to my black daughter under a Trump presidency

    Hi Kid, On Election Night, you went to bed crying, and this time, I couldn't fix it. Like half the country, you thought you would be going to bed with… Read the rest of the article: Letter to my black daughter under a Trump presidency

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  • Maureen Herman
    4:45 pm Mon, Nov 7, 2016
    Curses, superstition, and slaughtered billy goats: why the Cubs World Series win means your vote matters

    Oh, just the 7th largest gathering of humans in history happened last week. Five million of the most patient humans in the world — Cubs fans — descended on Chicago's… Read the rest of the article: Curses, superstition, and slaughtered billy goats: why the Cubs World Series win means your vote matters

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  • Maureen Herman
    9:09 am Fri, Oct 21, 2016
    Sinatra's bastard son covers "California Über Alles" by The Dead Kennedys – while suiting up

    In keeping with Boing Boing's mission of being a "directory of mostly wonderful things," here's a new video by Frank Sinatra's bastard son, performing an updated version of The Dead… Read the rest of the article: Sinatra's bastard son covers "California Über Alles" by The Dead Kennedys – while suiting up

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  • Maureen Herman
    1:20 pm Mon, Aug 22, 2016
    Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s

    With the cacophony of an election year ablaze with unparalleled drama being fought on the front lines of Twitter, we find ourselves slowing down and staring at it like a… Read the rest of the article: Halt and Catch Fire: The Most Relevant Show on Television is Set in the 80s

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  • Maureen Herman
    5:24 pm Mon, Jul 18, 2016
    Prophets of Rage play Cleveland RNC, kick off 'Make America Rage Again' tour in 35 U.S. cities

    The Republican National Convention will have an unwelcome soundtrack this week from activist supergroup Prophets of Rage.

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  • Maureen Herman
    3:13 pm Sun, Jun 12, 2016
    Police arrest man with guns headed to L.A. Pride

    On Sunday, June 12, Santa Monica Police arrested James Wesley Howell, 20, of Indiana. His car was found with long rifles, magazine clips, boxes of bullets, a rifle scope, and… Read the rest of the article: Police arrest man with guns headed to L.A. Pride

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